Seb Coe says Games in July will be ‘extremely good’ even without spectators; Kenya finds variant in the country days after Uganda also reported it ... ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin rally is a ‘middle finger’ to the financial system, says crypto bull Mike Novogratz
"When you think about the whole spirit of what this crypto revolution is, there's something pure in what dogecoin has done," crypto bull Mike Novogratz told CNBC. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin is coming to hundreds of U.S. banks this year, says crypto custody firm NYDIG
Until now, bitcoin adopters have relied on apps from a new generation of fintech players like Robinhood, PayPal and Square, or Coinbase. ( read original story ...)
With backers like Tiger Global, LatAm crypto exchange Bisto raises $250M at a $2.2B valuation
Bitso, a regulated crypto exchange in Latin America, announced today it has raised $250 million in a Series C round of funding that values the company at $2.2 billion. Tiger Global and Coatue co-led ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Coe says Tokyo organisers delivered on COVID-19 protocols
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe on Wednesday gave Tokyo Olympic organisers high marks for a marathon test event they staged in Sapporo, saying they were able to deliver both on the operation of ... ( read original story ...)
Supporting Athletes On and Off the Field Takes Center Stage in P&G’s Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Campaign
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) today launched its Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 campaign inspired by the many Olympic and Paralympic athletes who are not only achieving athletic greatness, but are also ... ( read original story ...)
Empire launches “Feed the Dream” movement to support and celebrate Team Canada on the road to the Tokyo Olympic Games
Empire Company Limited ("Empire" or the "Company") (TSX: EMP.A), the first-ever Official Grocer of Team Canada proudly launches the "Feed the Dream" movement. Recognizing the tremendous support ... ( read original story ...)
Leeds healthcare business acquired by Tokyo headquartered M3
Specialist healthcare business ONEHealth Communications, which has its head office in Leeds, has been acquired by Tokyo headquartered global… | Finance | Yorkshire & The Humber | ... ( read original story ...)
Japan backs ADB with $15M for universal health coverage in Asia Pacific
Japan will contribute $15 million to a fund aimed at promoting universal health coverage in the Asia-Pacific region to prevent the resurgence of the coronavirus and other pandemics, Finance Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics blow as Yoshihide Suga set to extend state of emergency
Tokyo and other large Japanese cities are set to extend a pandemic state of emergency next week, putting further pressure on authorities as they attempt to organise the Olympic Games during a surge in ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live: two members of India G7 team test positive; Tokyo Olympics ‘to go ahead’ after test event
Delegation self-isolating after members test positive for Covid; Seb Coe says Games in July will be ‘extremely good’ even without spectators ... ( read original story ...)
The world’s oldest person pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay over fears she’d bring COVID-19 back to her nursing home
Kane Tanaka, 118, and her family "were concerned about spreading the virus at the nursing home," an official said. ( read original story ...)
Town in Japan builds giant squid with Covid relief funds
TOKYO -A coastal town in the western part of Japan has drawn ire on social media for using some of the coronavirus relief funds it was given by the government to build a statue of a giant squid in the ... ( read original story ...)
New dinosaur discovered in Japan named after Shinto god
On 27 April, it was reported in the English scientific journal Scientific Reports that a never-seen-before dinosaur fossil was discovered on Awaji Island, in the Hyogo prefecture of Japan. The fossil ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should cut its losses and tell the IOC to take its Olympic pillage somewhere else
Somewhere along the line Baron Von Ripper-off and the other gold-plated pretenders at the International Olympic Committee decided to treat Japan as their footstool. But Japan didn’t surrender its ... ( read original story ...)
Bar, eatery suppliers in Tokyo hit hard by COVID-19 emergency turn to new biz chances
Many restaurants and bars serving alcohol in Tokyo have closed or shortened their hours under the state of emergency in the capital, and this ... ( read original story ...)